wreck
gb/ɹˈɛk/ us/ɹˈɛk/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 5000
roncs, rom, tönkretesz, romba dönt, összetör, idegroncs, kikészült
నామవాచకం
B1
1
వాడుక నమూనా:
the wreck of [something]
The police found the wreck of the car in a ditch.
A rendőrség egy árokban találta meg az autó roncsát.
Divers explored the wreck of the old pirate ship.
A búvárok bejárták a régi kalózhajó roncsát.
The train wreck caused delays for hours.
He bought the wreck and restored it to working condition.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
We saw the wreck of the car.
Láttuk az autó roncsát.
They looked at the wreck of the boat.
Megnézték a hajó roncsát.
The plane wreck was in the field.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wreck' with 'rack'. 'Wreck' means something destroyed; 'rack' is a frame for holding things.
అర్థం
Ruined remains after destruction
పదకలయికలు
car wreck
|ship wreck
|train wreck
|plane wreck
పర్యాయపదాలు
ruins (Often used for buildings; broader than vehicles or ships.)
|
debris (Emphasizes scattered pieces rather than the whole damaged object.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
intact (Means undamaged or whole, the opposite of wrecked.)
విషయాలు
transportation
|accidents
|disasters
|travel
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
What is left of something after it has been badly damaged or destroyed.
The broken or ruined remains of a vehicle, ship, building, or other structure after an accident or disaster.
క్రియ
B1
2
వాడుక నమూనా:
to wreck [something]
The storm wrecked several houses along the coast.
A vihar több házat is romba döntött a part mentén.
He wrecked his car in the crash.
A karambolban összetörte az autóját.
The scandal wrecked her political career.
Poor planning can wreck a good idea.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
The storm wrecked our house.
A vihar tönkretette a házunkat.
He wrecked his bike in the accident.
A balesetben összetörte a biciklijét.
The fire wrecked the store.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes overuse 'wreck' for minor damage; it usually means severe harm.
అర్థం
Cause serious damage to something
పదకలయికలు
wreck a car
|wreck a plan
|wreck a building
పర్యాయపదాలు
ruin (Can be broader and include emotional or abstract harm.)
|
destroy (Stronger and more absolute; total elimination.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
repair (To fix something that is damaged, the opposite of causing damage.)
విషయాలు
damage
|conflict
|accidents
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
To damage something so much that it cannot be used.
To severely damage or destroy something so that it cannot be used or repaired easily.
నామవాచకం
B2
INFORMAL
3
After the breakup, she was an emotional wreck.
A szakítás után lelkileg teljesen összeomlott.
He’s been working so hard he’s a complete wreck.
Olyan sokat dolgozik mostanában, hogy teljesen kikészült.
By the end of the race, I felt like a wreck.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
I was a nervous wreck before the test.
Idegroncs voltam a vizsga előtt.
She is an emotional wreck after the news.
A hír óta teljesen ki van borulva.
He is a wreck from too much work.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may try to use 'wreck' in this sense in formal writing; it's mostly informal speech.
అర్థం
Person in poor condition
పదకలయికలు
a nervous wreck
|an emotional wreck
పర్యాయపదాలు
mess (Informal; can refer to emotional state or general disorder.)
|
ruin (Figurative use for a person's condition.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
picture of health (Idiom meaning very healthy, opposite of being a wreck physically.)
విషయాలు
health
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
A person who is very tired, sick, or upset.
A person who is in a very bad physical or mental state, often from stress, illness, or exhaustion.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
wreck
IPA
GB/ɹˈɛk/
US/ɹˈɛk/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
wreck (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (wreck)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: wreck
- Plural: wreck, wrecks
Verb
- Base: wreck
- 3rd Person Singular: wrecks
- Present Participle: wrecking
- Past: wrecked
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
wrecks
noun
wrecking
verb
wrecked
verb
Core family
wreckage
noun
Related words
wrecker
noun
shipwreck
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
emotional wreck
1/ɪmˈoʊʃənəl ɹˈɛk/
fixed phrase
informal
Emotionally unstable person
A person who feels very sad or upset and cannot think clearly.
ఉదాహరణలు
- After the divorce, he was an emotional wreck for months.
- She's an emotional wreck since her father passed away.
nervous wreck
1/nˈɚvəs ɹˈɛk/
fixed phrase
informal
Extremely anxious person
A person who is very worried or stressed.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Before the job interview, I was a nervous wreck.
- She's been a nervous wreck all week waiting for test results.
shipwreck
1/ʃˈɪpɹɛk/
fixed phrase
Ship destroyed at sea
When a ship is destroyed in an accident at sea.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The island is famous for an old shipwreck near its shore.
- Many lives were lost in the shipwreck.
train wreck
1/tɹˈeɪn ɹˈɛk/
idiom
informal
Total disaster situation
A situation that goes very badly and is hard to watch.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The meeting was a total train wreck from start to finish.
- His speech turned into a train wreck when he forgot his notes.